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Approved lottery activity (as at 21-09-2023) (New)

Government adjusts local anti-epidemic measures

Government relaxes certain social distancing measures

Government adjusts five anti-epidemic measures

Government maintains existing social distancing measures

Government maintains existing social distancing measures

Government announces transitional arrangements for holders of Medical Exemption Certificates during period before vaccination requirements under Vaccine Pass are met

Government reminds public and scheduled premises operators to take note of implementation details of social distancing measures

Government suitably relaxes social distancing measures further

Government further suitably relaxes social distancing measures

Government suitably relaxes social distancing measures

Government relaxes certain social distancing measures

New arrangement of Vaccine Pass (to commence from 30 September 2022)

Government maintains existing social distancing measures

Scheduled Premises shall use updated “QR Code Verification Scanner” mobile app (for Amusement Game Centres)

Scheduled Premises shall use updated “QR Code Verification Scanner” mobile app (for mahjong/tin kau premises)

Government maintains existing social distancing measures

Scheduled Premises should comply with the latest social distancing measures (for Amusement Game Centres)

Scheduled Premises should comply with the latest social distancing measures (for mahjong/tin kau premises)

Government largely extends social distancing measures

Government extends existing social distancing measures

Enhanced Vaccine Pass function (for mahjong/tin kau premises)

Enhanced Vaccine Pass function (for Amusement Game Centres)

Government announces enhanced Vaccine Pass function

Government extends existing social distancing measures

Government extends existing social distancing measures

Revised Application Guides/Forms of Entertainment Licences

Government extends existing social distancing measures

Government suitably adjusts social distancing measures

Government extends existing social distancing measures

Government reminds members of public commencement of Vaccine Pass third stage next Tuesday

Latest Directions by the Secretary for Food and Health Published on 18 May 2022

Government further relaxes social distancing measures

Government suitably relaxes social distancing measures

Government extends existing social distancing measures

Government extends existing social distancing measures

Government extends most social distancing measures

Government further tightens social distancing measures

Government announces implementation arrangements for Vaccine Pass

Anti-epidemic Fund Mahjong/Tin Kau Licence Holder Subsidy Scheme (February 2022)

Anti-epidemic Fund Amusement Game Centres Subsidy Scheme (February 2022)

Government tightens social distancing measures in view of changes in epidemic situation

Latest arrangements for HAD services

Government maintains existing social distancing measures (31 January 2022)

Club-house Subsidy Scheme, Amusement Game Centres Subsidy Scheme and Mahjong/Tin Kau Licence Holder Subsidy Scheme under Anti-epidemic Fund continue to disburse subsidies

Club-house Subsidy Scheme, Amusement Game Centres Subsidy Scheme and Mahjong/Tin Kau Licence Holder Subsidy Scheme under Anti-epidemic Fund start to disburse subsidies

Government maintains existing social distancing measures

Anti-epidemic Fund Mahjong/Tin Kau Licence Holder Subsidy Scheme (January 2022)

Anti-epidemic Fund Amusement Game Centres Subsidy Scheme (January 2022)

Government tightens social distancing measures in view of latest epidemic situation (for mahjong/tin kau premises)

Government tightens social distancing measures in view of latest epidemic situation (for Amusement Game Centre)

Government tightens social distancing measures in view of latest epidemic situation

Government maintains social Government maintains existing social distancing measures and announces plan for expanding "vaccine bubble"

Government maintains social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance

“LeaveHomeSafe” Mobile Application Arrangements in Premises (Operators of Amusement Game Centre)

“LeaveHomeSafe” Mobile Application Arrangements in Premises (Holders of Mahjong / Tin Kau Licence)

Government maintains social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance

Government announces "LeaveHomeSafe" mobile application arrangements in Cap. 599F premises and adjustment to catering business modes of operation

Government maintains most social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance

Government maintains social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance

Government maintains social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance

Government maintains most social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance

Government maintains most social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance

Government maintains most social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance

Government maintains most of the social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance

Revised Application Guides/Forms of Amusement Game Centre Licence, Amusements with Prizes Licence, Lottery Licence and Tombola Licence

Government maintains most of the social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance

Government maintains social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance

Government to maintain most of the social distancing measures

Government to maintain most of the social distancing measures

Latest Directions by the Secretary for Food and Health published on 23 June 2021

Government to further relax social distancing measures under "vaccine bubble" (22 June 2021)

Government to extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (09 June 2021)

Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (26 May 2021)

Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (13 May 2021)

Latest Directions by the Secretary for Food and Health published on 28 April 2021 (Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance)

Latest Directions by the Secretary for Food and Health Published on 28 April 2021

Government to relax social distancing measures under "vaccine bubble" (28 April 2021)

Transcript of remarks by SFH at media session (Chinese only) (with photos / video )(27 April 2021)

Anti-epidemic Fund Mahjong / Tin Kau Licence Holder Subsidy Scheme (26 April 2021)

Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (14 April 2021)

Government announces latest social distancing measures (31 March 2021)

Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (17 March 2021)

Government expands scope of priority groups and opens more CVCs (8 March 2021)

Latest Directions by the Secretary for Food and Health published on 2 March 2021 (Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance)

Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (3 March 2021)

Government begins to relax social distancing measures in gradual and orderly manner (17 February 2021)

Latest Directions by the Secretary for Food and Health published on 17 February 2021

Latest arrangements for HAD services (17 February 2021)

Transcript of remarks by SFH at media session (16 February 2021)

Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (3 February 2021)

Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (27 January 2021)

Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (19 January 2021)

Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (4 January 2021)

Anti-epidemic Fund Amusement Game Centres Subsidy Scheme

Anti-epidemic Fund Mahjong / Tin Kau Licence Holder Subsidy Scheme

Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (21 December 2020)

Government further tightens social distancing measures (8 December 2020)

Latest Directions by the Secretary for Food and Health published on 30 November 2020

Government further tightens social distancing measures (1 December 2020)

Government further tightens social distancing measures (25 November 2020)

Scheduled Premises Must Display "LeaveHomeSafe" venue QR code (Operators of Amusement Game Centre)

Scheduled Premises Must Display "LeaveHomeSafe" venue QR code (Holders of Mahjong / Tin Kau Licence)

Government tightens social distancing measures (14 November 2020)

Launch of "LeaveHomeSafe" COVID-19 exposure notification mobile app

Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (11 November 2020)

Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (3 November 2020)

Government continues to relax social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance in a gradual and orderly manner (27 October 2020)

Government to gazette latest legislative amendments, directions and specifications under the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (20 October 2020)

Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (13 October 2020)

Anti-epidemic Fund Amusement Game Centres Subsidy Scheme

Anti-epidemic Fund Mahjong / Tin Kau Licence Holder Subsidy Scheme

Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (6 October 2020)

Latest legislative amendments, directions and specifications under the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance gazetted (29 September 2020)

Government extends social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (issued on 23 September 2020)

Government continues to relax social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance in a gradual and orderly manner (15 September 2020)

Latest Directions by the Secretary for Food and Health published on 8 September 2020 (Government continues to relax social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance in a gradual and orderly manner)

Latest Directions by the Secretary for Food and Health published on 8 September 2020 (Government continues to relax social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance in a gradual and orderly manner)

Government continues to relax social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance in a gradual and orderly manner (issued on 8 September 2020)

Government continues to relax social distancing measures in a gradual and orderly manner (issued on 2 September 2020)

Government begins to relax social distancing measures in a gradual and orderly manner (issued on 27 August 2020)

Government amends the Prevention and Control of Disease (Wearing of Mask) Regulation and extends social distancing measures (issued on 25 August 2020)

Government extends social distancing measures (issued on 17 August 2020)

Government extends social distancing measures (issued on 10 August 2020)

Government extends social distancing measures (issued on 3 August 2020)

Government further tightens social distancing measures (issued on 27 July 2020)

Government extends social distancing measures (issued on 20 July 2020)

Government announces latest arrangements for HAD services on 19 July 2020

Latest Directions by the Secretary for Food and Health published on 13 July 2020

Government tightens social distancing measures on 9 July 2020

Government announces latest disease prevention measures on 30 June 2020

Government relaxes social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance on 16 June 2020

Latest Directions by the Secretary for Food and Health published on 2 June 2020

Latest Directions by the Secretary for Food and Health published on 2 June 2020

Government announces latest social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance on 19 May 2020

Latest Directions by the Secretary for Food and Health published on 5 May 2020

Latest Directions by the Secretary for Food and Health published on 5 May 2020

Lifting of certain social distancing measures under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance issued on 5 May 2020

Anti-epidemic Fund Amusement Game Centres Subsidy Scheme

Anti-epidemic Fund Mahjong / Tin Kau Licence Holder Subsidy Scheme

Directions under Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation and Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation issued on 21 April 2020

Proposals on providing relief to hard-hit sectors

Proposals on providing relief to hard-hit sectors

Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F) Latest Directions

Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F) Latest Directions

Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F)

Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F)

Prevention of the Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Appeal for Support of Stepping up Control Measures

2023 District Council Ordinary Election

Public Consultation on Air Quality Objectives Review 2030

2023 Policy Address Public Consultation

Exhibition of the 3rd Anniversary of Hong Kong National Security Law

World Bank Group's Business Ready project

Anti-Deception Coordination Centre

Online platform for SMEs to access comprehensive information and support services

Approved Fund-raising Activities

Trade Promotion Competition Licence

MyGovHK is the personalised interface developed on the GovHK portal.

GovHK: Residents

Approved Fund-raising Activities

National Security Education Day